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PublishedMay 8, 2022
Maine’s complicated history with abortion sets the stage for the next battle
Maine was a solidly anti-abortion state for most of its history, including when the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade.
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
The View From Here: Time to reap the whirlwind
The Republican majority on the Supreme Court has revealed itself to be a partisan political machine.
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PublishedMay 6, 2022
Maine Voices: Leaked ruling overturning Roe flouts legal system’s standards
Justice Samuel Alito has failed to demonstrate any reason why the court should not be bound by its earlier decision.
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PublishedMay 5, 2022
It’s Chief Justice Roberts’ Court, but does he still lead?
Roberts' court was facing challenges even before an unprecedented leaked draft opinion this week on abortion rights.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
A jumbled landscape of state battles looms if Roe is overturned
About half of U.S. states are expected to ban abortion if Roe falls, and 22 states, largely in the South and Midwest, already have total or near-total bans on the books. Aside from Texas, all are now blocked because of Roe.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
Biden blasts court’s ‘radical’ Roe abortion draft, warns that other rights are at risk
A decision to overrule Roe would lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states, spark new efforts in Democratic-leaning states to protect access to abortion.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
Chief Justice Roberts confirms authenticity of leaked draft opinion in abortion case, orders investigation
It's unclear if the draft represents the court’s final word on the matter — opinions often change in ways big and small in the drafting process.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Draft opinion suggests U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade
The document suggests a majority of justices earlier this year had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court tackles case about praying football coach
While hearing arguments in the case, the justices were wrestling with how to balance the religious and free speech rights of teachers and coaches with the rights of students not to feel pressured into participating.
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PublishedApril 8, 2022
Cheers for Ketanji Brown Jackson, who declares: ‘We’ve made it, all of us’
Her arrival on the Supreme Court won’t upend the current 6-3 conservative balance, but she will be the first Black female justice and it will mark the first time four women sit on the court together.
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